Pythium splendens
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pythium splendens is a plant pathogen. It is a potentially useful organism for the synthesis of large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid, which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid with a variety of functions that are beneficial to biological systems.[1]
| Pythium splendens | |
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| Pythium splendens causing root rot on kava (Piper methysticum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Pythiaceae |
| Genus: | Pythium |
| Species: | P. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pythium splendens Hans Braun, (1925) | |
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